chemiosmotic theory

ATP formation

...(the organelles responsible for ATP formation during cellular respiration) was first proposed by English biochemist Peter Dennis Mitchell, who received the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. This chemiosmotic theory has been somewhat modified to fit later experimental facts. The general features are now widely accepted. A central feature is the formation of a hydrogen ion (proton)...

metabolism

...the basis of the cell’s ability to derive ATP from metabolic oxidation, was conceived in its entirety by the British biochemist Peter Mitchell in 1961. The years following the announcement of his chemiosmotic theory saw its ample substantiation and revealed its profound implications for cell biology.

mitochondria

...move electrons from one protein component to the next, ultimately producing free energy that is harnessed to drive the phosphorylation of ADP (adenosine diphosphate) to ATP. This process, known as chemiosmotic coupling of oxidative phosphorylation, powers nearly all cellular activities, including those that generate muscle movement and fuel brain functions.